Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marion, Kentucky
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT AND PILOT OF A P-51D MUSTANG FIGHTER. HE WAS SADLY SHOT DOWN WHILE ENGAGED IN ACTION AGAINST ENEMY FIGHTERS NEAR DOBERSCHUTZ, GERMANY, ON MARCH 19TH, 1945, DURING THE LIBERATION OF EMBATTLED EUROPE.